Anti-Japanese War: You drove me away, and now you want me to rescue you?

Huh!

The night wind howled.

It was still a bit chilly at midnight in early April.

Just as Lu Zhixian had learned.

In order to avoid any more trouble.

After the 29th Brigade entered Laiyang County, the 7th Brigade of the Japanese finally couldn't hold back and quickly set out under the cover of night.

Boom!

Nearly a hundred tricycles led the way.

A large number of trucks carrying various artillery followed closely behind, followed by various armored units and thousands of elite infantry.

The whole team was mighty.

"Report to the brigade commander!"

In one of the armored vehicles, Chief of Staff Kameda said respectfully: "It is now 11:30 in the evening. All our soldiers have left the city. The target is Qingfeng Village. It is expected to arrive in five hours!"

"Yoshi!"

Brigade Commander Sato Yuzaburo nodded.

"Brigade Commander!"

After completing his routine duties, Staff Officer Kameda handed over a stack of information and said, "This is the additional information about Qingfeng Village that the Special High Section has collected previously."

"No need to look at it."

Sato Yuzaburo did not take the stack of information, but just sat there and sneered, saying, "Isn't it just a bandit in a mountain village? With their strength, how can they win against my Seventh Brigade?"

"Brigade Commander!"

Staff Officer Kameda frowned and said, "According to intelligence, this unit has repeatedly inflicted heavy losses on many elite troops of our empire. Its sophisticated equipment and fierce firepower are indeed extremely rare in the Chinese armed forces, and according to the investigation of the Special High Section, , they have built a lot of defensive fortifications around Qingfeng Village. I think it is better for our army to be cautious. "

"Kameta-kun!"

Sato Yuzaburo was totally unimpressed and joked: "You are too cautious! How strong can the Chinese armed forces be? It is just a reinforced regiment. Aren't the 3rd and 358th regiments also known as the ace elite of the Shanxi Suiyuan Army? ! What was the result? In just one night, we severely damaged nearly half of them. If the Kuroshima Regiment had not failed to stop them, they would still be dead under our swords!" As he said this, he gently wiped the saber in his hand, his eyes full of coldness.

"That's true."

Staff Officer Kameda has always been more cautious, but he still insisted: "It's just that the two are not the same unit after all. The elite of the empire have been sacrificed in succession at their hands before, and General Shinozuka Yoshio attaches so much importance to this unit. Our 7th Brigade still has to be careful."

"Okay!"

Sato Yuzaburo sheathed the saber, then took the stack of information and said: "Although I don't think it's necessary to be so serious when dealing with a mere 2,000 Chinese troops, but since Mr. Kameda thinks so, I'll take a good look. But no matter what, we have to end the battle here as soon as possible this time."

"Your Excellency means——"

"According to the information I got from the Army General Staff, the Empire will launch a large-scale military operation against Zaoyang and Yichang in China in May. Previously, our 7th Brigade only temporarily returned to the rear to rest. Who would have thought that it was because of Shinozuka Yoshio's misjudgment that caused our troops to stay here for more than a month. Now the main forces are already ready to fight and have the opportunity to take action at any time, but our troops are still dealing with these mountain bandits! If we can't end the battle here as soon as possible, then all the military merits will have nothing to do with us!"

"Hai!"

Kameta's face darkened when he heard this.

Their field brigade is not affiliated with the Shanxi Provincial Army in terms of sequence, but it happened to be temporarily allocated to Shinozuka Yoshio's command by accident.

Now they can't make achievements on the front line, but have to clean up the mess for the other side.

Even he, who was always calm, could not sit still and said immediately: "The commander of the brigade is right. We must annihilate Qingfeng Village in this battle and end the battle here as soon as possible!"

...

"Report! The 7th Brigade has left Laiyang County and is heading towards Qingfeng Village!"

"Report! The 7th Brigade crossed the Panjin Village area five minutes ago and is now advancing rapidly!"

"Report! The 1st Battalion of the 7th Brigade has passed through Guiwang Ridge, and the rest of the people are also following up quickly. It is estimated that they will reach the outskirts of Qingfeng Village in three hours!"

"..."

Soon, various news spread to different places.

At this time, the surrounding forces that had been paying attention to the dynamics of the Japanese in Laiyang County were all facing a great enemy, and all the commanders got up from the bed directly.

"It's coming so fast!"

Chu Yunfei looked at the map tightly with a look of astonishment in his eyes.

Although he knew that the 7th Brigade was about to take action, he did not expect that he would choose to take action directly on the night when the 29th Brigade arrived.

"Commander!"

Fang Ligong frowned and said in a deep voice: "It seems that thisThe Seventh Brigade didn't take Qingfeng Village seriously at all. Normally speaking, if they wanted to take action, they would have to wait for the 29th Regiment to rest for a while. "

"That's right!"

Chu Yunfei clenched his fists and gritted his teeth and said, "These little devils are too arrogant! They simply think they have a sure win, otherwise they wouldn't attack so quickly."

"Alas--"

Fang Ligong sighed again and said, "Although these devils are indeed extremely arrogant, it must be said that they do have the capital."

"Humph!"

Chu Yunfei's face was a little ugly when he heard this.

Who made the 358th Regiment suffer a heavy blow from the opponent before, and it has not recovered until now.

He asked in a deep voice: "What's the situation in Qingfeng Village?"

"No movement."

"No movement?"

"Yes. "

Fang Ligong nodded and said, "I have sent people to keep an eye on Qingfeng Village in recent days. There is indeed no movement over there. It seems that they are just preparing for a battle."

"If they had evacuated a few days ago, it would be fine. Now it's probably too late."

Chu Yunfei shook his head suddenly when he heard this, and also sighed, saying, "Although this unit has repeatedly framed my 358th Regiment, it is still a unit fighting against the Japanese. I really can't bear to see such a unit sacrificed here!"

At the same time.

The Eighth Route Army also received the news at the first time.

Many leaders who had fallen asleep got up one after another, and after hearing that the Japanese were marching so rapidly, everyone's face also changed slightly.

The commander said in a deep voice: "What is coming is coming after all. Since Lu Zhixian does not want to retreat, we can only hope that he can defend Qingfeng Village."

"Yes! "

The chief of staff said helplessly: "It's too late to say anything now. I just hope that even if this guy loses, he can at least break out!"

...

At this moment.

The eyes of all the surrounding forces are focused on Qingfeng Village. No one expected that this battle would come so suddenly and swiftly. They also watched this sweep with mixed feelings.